RUTH CUTLER:

An Inventory of Her Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Cutler, Ruth, 1890-1918, creator.
Title:Ruth Cutler and family papers.
Dates:1868-1954 (bulk 1892-1919).
Language:Materials in English, French.
Abstract:Correspondence and papers, diaries and journals, photographs, and other materials of a daughter of Saint Paul pharmaceutical wholesaler Edward Hutchins Cutler, who served in France with the American Red Cross at the end of World War I. Includes newspaper clippings about the 1912 presidential election, and some correspondence and papers of her parents and other relatives. Some of the material is in French.
Quantity:1.95 cubic feet (1 box and 2 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Ruth Cutler was born to Edward Hutchins Cutler and Lucy Carter Dunbar Cutler on August 12, 1890 in Saint Paul. Ruth's father was a co-owner of Noyes Brothers & Cutler, a Saint Paul-based wholesale drug firm. Ruth Cutler graduated from Vassar College in 1912 and worked briefly as a social worker in Saint Paul for United Charities before joining the Red Cross as part of the Vassar unit, serving with her college friend Elinor Prudden. Ruth's unit was initially ordered to work in a civilian relief capacity but while Ruth was en route, the group was put in charge of a recreation hut in connection with an American army base hospital in Savenay, France. Ruth died during an influenza pandemic in late December 1918, less than two weeks after arriving in France.

Ruth's several siblings included William, Amelia, Lucia, Mary, and Elinor.


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Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Includes Ruth's correspondence and papers, photographs, daily activities books, a diary and some journals, her passport, some of her writings, and several small drawings. Included as well are telegrams and condolences received by Ruth's parents upon her death; travel diaries of Lucy Carter Dunbar (Cutler), and of Lucy's sister Amelia Hobart Dunbar while traveling in Europe; a letter (1899) from Laura Furness to Ruth's sister Mary describing President William McKinley's visit to Saint Paul; and some architectural drawings showing alterations to the Cutler family home at 360 Summit Avenue in connection with remodeling projects (1882, 1904, 1917) in the Saint Paul offices of architects L. S. Buffington, J. Walter Stevens, and Thomas Holyoke.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Ruth Cutler and family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 1855, 17,158, 17,240, 17,369; 17,530

Processing Information:

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Digitized by: Evelyn Gaunt, February 2025.

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990087888580104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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LocationBox
144.G.5.2F1Correspondence:
1898-1918.
Correspondence: 1898-1918. Digital version
Letters to parents, 1908-1912.
Correspondence: Letters to parents, 1908-1912. Digital version
Letters from Ruth Cutler, undated, circa 1900-1918.
Correspondence: Letters from Ruth Cutler, undated, circa 1900-1918. Digital version
Letters from and to Ruth Cutler received or returned after death, 1918.
Correspondence: Letters from and to Ruth Cutler received or returned after death, 1918. Digital version
Transcripts of letters written by Ruth and by Elinor Prudden, November 1918-April 1919.
Detail Ruth Cutler's work as a volunteer with the American Red Cross, living conditions and experiences, and her final days and death in France. Letters are addressed to Ruth's father and to her siblings. Prudden carried on the correspondence for a time following Ruth's death.
Correspondence: Transcripts of letters written by Ruth and by Elinor Prudden, November 1918-April 1919. Digital version
Daily activity books, 1906-1908, 1911-1915, 1916-1918. 3 volumes.
Missing 1909-1910.
Daily activity books, 1906-1908, 1911-1915, 1916-1918. 3 volumes. 1906-1908
Daily activity books, 1906-1908, 1911-1915, 1916-1918. 3 volumes. 1911-1915
Daily activity books, 1906-1908, 1911-1915, 1916-1918. 3 volumes. 1916-1918
Diary and journals undated, 1898-1918. 5 volumes.
Diary and journals undated, 1898-1918. 5 volumes. Undated, and 1898-1912
Diary and journals undated, 1898-1918. 5 volumes. 1913-1914
Diary and journals undated, 1898-1918. 5 volumes. 1914-1917
Diary and journals undated, 1898-1918. 5 volumes. 1917-1918
Diary and journals undated, 1898-1918. 5 volumes. 1918
Drawings and writings, 1905-1911.
Drawings and writings, 1905-1911. Digital version
Fatherless Children of France, St. Paul Committee, 1913.
Fatherless Children of France, St. Paul Committee, 1913. Digital version
Passport, 1918.
Passport, 1918. Digital version
Photographs and photograph albums:
Photographs, 1892-1917.
Photographs and photograph albums: Photographs, 1892-1917. Digital version
Photograph album, circa 1900-1910.
Photographs and photograph albums: Photograph album, circa 1900-1910. Digital version
Photograph album: Trip to England and Scotland, 1913.
Photographs and photograph albums: Photograph album: Trip to Scotland and England, 1913. Digital version
Recipes and miscellaneous writings, circa 1917.
Recipes and miscellaneous writings, circa 1917. Digital version
Red Cross service, 1918.
Red Cross service, 1918. Digital version
Review of lectures or books, 1913-1917. 1 volume.
Review of lectures or books, 1913-1917. 1 volume. Digital version
Vassar College: Maids Club House, 1911-1913.
Vassar College: Maids Club House, 1911-1913. Digital version
Writings: On entertaining book agents, undated.
Writings: On entertaining book agents, undated. Digital version
LocationBox
144.G.7.2F2The presidential campaign of 1912, 1912. 3 folders.
A collection of mounted newspaper clippings and cartoons, with a table of contents, and comments as to method of organizing clippings. Collected and arranged by Ruth Cutler.
The presidential campaign of 1912, 1912. 3 folders. Folder 1
The presidential campaign of 1912, 1912. 3 folders. Folder 2
The presidential campaign of 1912, 1912. 3 folders. Folder 3

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Expand/CollapseCUTLER FAMILY PAPERS

LocationBox
144.G.5.2F1Calling cards, undated, circa 1910.
Calling cards, undated, circa 1910. Digital version
Condolences, recollections, and memorials upon Ruth's death, 1918-1919, 1954.
Condolences, recollections, and memorials upon Ruth's death, 1918-1919, 1954. Digital version
Condolences received after Ruth's death, 1918.
Condolences received after Ruth's death, 1918. Digital version
Family correspondence, 1918.
Family correspondence, 1918. Digital version
Laura Furness letter to Mary Cutler describing President McKinley's Saint Paul visit, 1899.
Laura Furness letter to Mary Cutler describing President McKinley's Saint Paul visit, 1899. Digital version
Photograph album, circa 1895-1905.
Photograph album, circa 1895-1905. Digital version
Ruth Cutler's death and remains information, 1919.
Ruth Cutler's death and remains information, 1919. Digital version
Lucy Carter Dunbar Cutler: Travel diaries, 1868-1870. 5 volumes.
Lucy Carter Dunbar Cutler: Travel diaries, 1868-1870. 5 volumes. Volume 1
Lucy Carter Dunbar Cutler: Travel diaries, 1868-1870. 5 volumes. Volume 2
Lucy Carter Dunbar Cutler: Travel diaries, 1868-1870. 5 volumes. Volume 3
Lucy Carter Dunbar Cutler: Travel diaries, 1868-1870. 5 volumes. Volume 4
Lucy Carter Dunbar Cutler: Travel diaries, 1868-1870. 5 volumes. Volume 5
LocationBox
144.G.7.2F2Amelia Cutler photograph albums: Trip to Europe, 1904. 2 volumes.
Amelia Cutler photograph albums: Trip to Europe, 1904. 2 volumes. Volume 1
Amelia Cutler photograph albums: Trip to Europe, 1904. 2 volumes. Volume 2
Amelia Hobart Dunbar: Travel diaries, 1869-1870, 1899. 2 volumes.
[0.2 cubic feet empty, legal size]
Amelia Hobart Dunbar: Travel diaries, 1869-1870, 1899. 2 volumes. 1869-1870
Amelia Hobart Dunbar: Travel diaries, 1869-1870, 1899. 2 volumes. 1899
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142.C.2.23Architectural drawings for remodeling projects at Cutler home, 360 Summit Avenue, 1882-1917. 1 folder containing 9 sets of drawings and 1 map tube containing 1 set of drawings.
Includes: Old 360 drawings for 1882 remodeling, Buffington, circa 1882; Alterations to 360, J. Walter Stevens, Arch., 1904; and 360 plans for alterations to living room, Thos. Holyoke, 1917.
[0.9 cubic feet empty, double oversize]
Architectural drawings for remodeling projects at Cutler home, 360 Summit Avenue, 1882-1917. 9 drawings and 1 specifications sheet on 1 map tube. Digital version

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Presidents -- United States -- Election.
World War, 1914-1918 -- France.
Persons:
Cutler, Edward Hutchins, 1848-1935.
Cutler, Lucy, 1848-1918, author.
Dunbar, Amelia Hobert, 1845-1901, author.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Organizations:
American National Red Cross, author.
Vassar College -- Alumni and alumnae.
Document Types:
Architectural drawings (visual works).
Diaries.
Photographs.

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